Zhu, Yun.

Imagining Sisterhood in Modern Chinese Texts, 1890-1937. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (237 pages)

Intro -- Table of Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Emergence of the "Women's Sphere" and the Promotion of Sisterhood in the Late Qing -- 2 From Dual Slaves to Liberty Flowers -- 3 Is Blood Always Thicker than Water? -- 4 Cosmopolitan Bourgeois Sisterhood and the Ambiguities of Female-Centeredness in Lin Loon Magazine (1931-1937) -- 5 Sisterly Lovers in Women's Fiction and the Potential of "Nondevelopment" as a Feminist Intervention -- Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author.

Through the lens of the discursive reconstruction and cultural reimagining of sisterhood, this book investigates the dynamic entanglements and contestations among women, nation, and Chinese modernity.

9781498536301


Feminism and literature - China - History - 20th century.


Electronic books.

HQ1767.Z48 2017eb

895.109